Description
Wen Tu Yu Lin Tang (Earth-Warming Decoction for Promoting Reproduction), from Fu Qing-zhu’s [Treatise on] Gynecology (Fu Qing Zhu Nu Ke).
Actions: Supplement the kidney and assist yang, fortify the spleen and boost the stomach
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of spleen-kidney yang deficiency, with sterility for a long time, irregular menstruation, light-colored menses in small amounts, or menstrual block, fatigue and anorexia, aversion to cold, waist soreness, coldness of the abdomen, thin and unformed stool, pale tongue with thin coating, deep and thready and slow pulse
Category: Formulas That Supplement Yang.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 603–605.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fu Pen Zi
as printed: Fructus Rubi (fu pen zi) 30 g
|
30g | 29.41% | — | |
|
Ba Ji Tian
as printed: Radix Morindae Officinalis (ba ji tian) 30 g
|
30g | 29.41% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 15 g
|
15g | 14.71% | — | |
|
Shan Yao
as printed: Rhizoma Dioscoreae (huai shan yao) 15 g
|
15g | 14.71% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 9 g
|
9g | 8.82% | — | |
|
Shen Qu
as printed: Massa Medicata Fermentata (shen qu) 3 g
|
3g | 2.94% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net warm (+0.85)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 15%, warm 85%.
Taste
- pungent 16%
- sweet 57%
- sour 15%
- bitter 12%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 82%
- Liver 59%
- Spleen 41%
- Lung 24%
- Stomach 18%
- Heart 9%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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